Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-09
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aFrEcrIvE DESIGNS FOR HoUsE-FURNIsHIHo-PRETrY
ORNAMENTS EASILY MADE-yALUABLB HINTS TO
HousRKEEPERs-How 10 MAKE WHOLESOME DISHES,
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WILLOW FuKSIruRr can be cleaned by using salt
ana water: Apply with nail brush, scrub well
and dry thoroughly.
| JAPASNED TRAYS can be polished with little
on With soft cloth.
RU0s should be lightly shaken every day If they
are small and brushed with q small broom daily
when they are too large to be frequently shaken.
! NEVER POUR hot water into glass unless 1t con-
! tatnS spoon; this will serve as conductor for
age.
RAGAuFFIss.-AIake dough as for biscuit. roll
nan an inch thick, spread with butter sugar en-,
nsamon; ron up and cut on from the END tne Size
| OF biscuit; bake quickly.
MIRRORS can be polished with a soft cloth wet
with lew drops of ammonia The sun should not
oT showed 70 fan on mirrors, because iIs rays
aHect the metallic coating on the glass.
How TO BEAT CAKE.-Beat from the bottom OF
| the mixing bowl with wooden spoon, bringing It
up full and high with each stroke and as soon as
the ingredients are fairly and smoothly mixed
! stop beating, or your cake will be tough,
To IRON TABLR-CLOTHs without creasing them,
roll them upon long curtain roller as fast as they
are 1roned dry, beginning at one end. A Canton
nannei cloth under the linen one makes Inc Table
cloth look well, and saves spots upon the table
SNow-DRoPs.-One cup of butter, two cups OF
sugar, whites OF five eggs, one small cup OF milk,
! three full cups of prepared flour; flavor with
vanilla and nutmeg. Bake in small round tins.
| Those In the shape OF duted shells are very
pretty.
GINGER sNAPs.-Two cups of molasses, one-half
cup OF sugar one and one-hal cups OF melted lard,
two-thirds OF a cup II cold water, two teaspoon:
ruls OF salaratuS, two teaspOOnfus Of ginger, and
one OF salt, and -four enough to roll thin. Bake
MoLAsSEs COOKIKs-One cup butter; two cups
molasses, one teaspoonful cloves one tablespoon
full ginger, sufficient dour to make stin batter,
not dough. Mold with the hands into small cakes
and bake In q steady rather than quick oven, as
they are apt to burn.
WHEN 10 WATER House PLANTs.-n dust can be
worked up with the finger the plant needs water.
Tap the pot with the knuckles. II it has sharp,
hollow sound or ring, the earth is dry. The weight
OF Jne POT aiso shows whether the plant REQUIRES
water, wet soil, OF course, being much heavier
than dry.
How TO MAKE GOOD OxRLEr.-Beat the yelks
and the whites Of the eggs separately; melt
tablespoonful OF butter in teacup Of warm milk,
to which add gradually tablespoonful Of -four. a
little salt and pepper; add the yelks Of the eggs,
and then add the whites. Bake Immediately Ia
nat pan creased with butter.
In FuRNIsHING HOUSES, pictures for adjoining
the walls should not be forgotten. There is such
variety OF beautiful engravings and etchings
that are within the reach of all, and the framing
OF them costs such trt1e, it is crying shame that
the walls OF SO many OF our homes are decorated
with pictures OF the chrome variety or not at all
MILK BREAD.-It Is now recommended that milk
shall be used in making bread pint OF it in the
ordinary loaf, instead Of water, adds some solid
nutriment to the meal, and is a great improve
ment. Milk bread does not keep fresh as long as
water bread, but It IS delicious when fresh, and
perhaps all the more wholesome for drying
quickly.
GRADUATED WHEAT GEAs.-Stir two and one
half cups OF fine granulated wheat slowly into
liquid formed Of one cup OF water and one cup Of
milk, seasoned with a tablespoonful OF salt; then
beat rapidly until the arm is weary. and I'LL very
hot iron gem pans well buttered, giving the batter
beating while hliing, and bake Immediately in
hot oven.
CuRKrED EGGs.-Boil three eggs twenty minutes,
then remove the shells and cut into slices. Fry
bit Of onion In little butter and add teaspoon
full Of cOrn-starch mixed with q saltSpOOnful OF
curry powder; pour on slowly three-quarters OF
cup OF milk, seasoning With salt and butter to
taste, and simmer until the onion is soft. Add
heated.
CORN GEMs.-Take quart OF coarse corn-meal,
scald half Of it at night with boiling water, and
let IT. cool to blood heat; then add the other half
Of the meal and with it q handful OF coarse gra-
ham; then mix With tepid water, forming batter
that will drop easily from the spoon. Let 1t stand
In warm place till morning, then dip into creased
gem pans, wen heated, and bake in quick oven
thirty minutes.
CORN STARCH CAKE.-One cup OF ,butter worked
TO cream with two cups OF sugar; one cup OF
milk In which is dissolved one teaspoonfuI OF
soda; two cups OF lOur, In which Is stfted two
teaSpoOl1uls OF cream OF tartar; the whites,
only, OF six eggs beaten to q stiff froth Mix ali
these ingredients WELL then add one cup OF corn
starch. Beat well Bake in a moderate oven.
VIII make one large loaf
ONION SoUP.-TwO large Spanish or three Ber-
muda onions, two tablespOonfuls Of butter two
quarts Of soupsstock, salt and pepper. Peel and
chop the onion into dice Put the butter into
frying pan, and when hot add the onions and stir
until nice brown. Put the stock on to boil; when
it bOils skim the onions out OF the butter and add
them to the stock; let them simmer for thirty
minutes, add salt and pepper, and 1t Is ready to
serve.
A DECORATIVE LAMP SHADE is composed OF five
single parts or sections, each ornamented with
different bouquet or spray OF flowers cut out OF
cretonne and gummed on piece Of stin white net
layers are then buttoned over each other with
pink silk and the separate parts OF the shade
sewed together One seam Is left half open that
Is closed above with bow.
WARN GINGERBREAD.-One cupful each Of sugar
molasses, butter, and ''loppered" milk or cream
four and a-half cupfuls OF flour, one teaspoonful
Of soda, sifted twice with the -four one teaspoon
full OF ginger one teaspoonful OF mixed mace and
cinnamon, three eggs; beat together mOlasses su-
gar, butter, and spices until they are very light;
put In the milk beaten eggs and finally flour. Stir
Break instead OF cutting 1t.
How TO SwEEP.-Sweep from the walls toward
the centre Of the room, and take up all the dirt
there with dust pan and small broom. Sweep
with long, even strokes, always lifting the broom
from the floor and holding it fat over the spot it
was raised from for moment to keep the dust
from dying about the room. The new unworn
orooms should be kept for the carpets partly worn
ones viii do for sweeping ag-stones, cellars and
| rough places broom which is wetted OCCASION
ally wears best.
BATHROOM RuGs.-The cheap gray blankets,
such as h0rse-blankets, ironing blankets &C.,
make very nice rugs for use in either bath or bed
room. The blanket Is cut in halt bound with red
braid or red flannel, and trimmed with applique
figures or monogram OF red flannel II a more
decorative effect is desired the blanket can be en-
DroldeTed with coarse WOODS in suniowers and
reeds, or daises and grasses. II not sufficiently
heavy the rugs may be made thicker by lining
with Old carpets or burlaps or by merely doubling
the blanket.
A PRETTY ORNAMENTAL very pretty group for a
ladies' workable may be made OF three btras,
nest bamboo baskets bronzed in Old pink olive and